I've never really been interested in attending one of the big comic conventions, mainly because it seems like it'd be a lot of work to find the actual comic content there. However, I do read with interest the discussion of these events on the comic book websites. Today I opened up my browser and came across this article at Newsarama about an SDCC panel on the future of monthly comic books.
It's an interesting subject to me because I do seem to find myself gradually moving toward "waiting for the trade" in a number of cases. Occasionally with regard to newer titles, and certainly when I've discovered a "new" old book I'm thrilled when I can collect it in trade form instead of having to dig for back issues.
But I would be saddened if the monthly comic book were to disappear. The nostalgia thing, of course--that I grew up on monthly comics--is a consideration. But it's a long time between trades, and I'm not that patient when there's an exciting storyline going on. On the other hand, a really good story--one you'll read more than once--is better to have in trade form. So what are you going to do?
(In one case I buy both the floppies and the eventual trades, but as fond as I am of comics I'm not going to start doing that for every title! :))
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